By Smaktakula

"Um, Yeah . . . Guam IS Exactly Like Hawaii. You Guys Ready?"

Much like the heroic vermin in Disney’s second-tier kiddiefest, The Rescuers, mice have been asked to save the day. Their mission: Fly to Guam to combat the brown tree snake, a mildly venomous non-native invader. It seems the sinister serpent has driven several native species to the brink of extinction, and nothing but a well-timed rodent intervention will stave off disaster.

Such a novel and daring campaign can’t help but evoke comparisons to a Hollywood blockbuster. In sharing so many qualities with The Rescuers, this operation differs from the film in only two minor details: in real life the airborne Rescuers are dead and saturated with snake-killing toxins.